--- title: SR 663. National School Counseling Week; recognize the week of February 2-6, 2026 collection: bills id: 2025-2026/sr663 cite_as: SR 663, 2025-2026 Regular Session (Ga.) canonical_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr663 md_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr663.md text_url: https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr663/text source_url: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72640 date: 2026-02-02 status: passed corpus_version: bills-2026-09-13 license: Public record of the Georgia General Assembly, via LegiScan; see about.md publisher: Georgia Commons, an independent project of Georgia Civic Data. Not the State of Georgia. 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National School Counseling Week; recognize the week of February 2-6, 2026 ## Text Senate Resolution 663 By: Senators Parent of the 44th, Jones II of the 22nd, Jackson of the 41st, Halpern of the 39th, Orrock of the 36th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing the week of February 2-6, 2026, as National School Counseling Week; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, National School Counseling Week focuses on increasing public attention on the unique contributions school counselors make by helping students achieve success in school and plan for the future; and WHEREAS, this week highlights the enormous impact that school counselors make in helping students reach their goals; and WHEREAS, school counselors are employed in public and private schools to help students reach their full potential and are actively committed to helping students explore their interests, abilities, strengths, and talents relating to development and career awareness; and WHEREAS, school counselors help parents focus on ways to further the educational, personal, and social growth of their children and work with teachers and other educators to help students explore their potential and set realistic goals for themselves; and WHEREAS, school counselors seek to identify and utilize community resources that can enhance and complement comprehensive school counseling programs to help students become productive members of society; and WHEREAS, comprehensive school counseling programs are considered an integral part of the educational process, which enables all students to achieve success in school. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body recognize the week of February 2-6, 2026, as National School Counseling Week. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. ## Summaries written by Georgia Commons The following was written by claude-sonnet-5 from the text above and is not part of the resolution. Quote the text, not the summary. A Georgia Senate resolution recognizes February 2-6, 2026 as National School Counseling Week, honoring the work of school counselors in the state's public and private schools. ### Plain-language summary This is a ceremonial resolution passed by the Georgia Senate rather than a change to state law. It formally recognizes the week of February 2-6, 2026 as National School Counseling Week and praises the role school counselors play in helping students succeed academically, personally, and socially. The resolution lists reasons for the recognition, including that counselors help students explore their interests and abilities, work with parents and teachers to support student growth, and connect schools with community resources. It directs the Secretary of the Senate to provide a copy of the resolution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. ### What it does - Formally recognizes the week of February 2-6, 2026 as National School Counseling Week in Georgia. - States the Senate's appreciation for school counselors' role in student development, career planning, and personal growth. - Directs the Secretary of the Senate to prepare and distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. - Creates no new legal requirements, funding, or penalties; it is a symbolic statement rather than a change to Georgia law. ### Who it affects School counselors working in Georgia's public and private schools, the Georgia School Counselor Association, and by extension the students, parents, and teachers who work with school counselors on educational and personal development. ### Why it matters The resolution does not change any law, funding, or school policy. Its main real-world effect is symbolic: it publicly acknowledges school counselors' work and provides them a formal record of recognition from the Georgia Senate. ### Key provisions - The resolution's whereas clauses describe the role of school counselors in helping students with academic, career, and personal development. - The resolved clause designates February 2-6, 2026 as National School Counseling Week in Georgia. - A further resolved clause directs the Secretary of the Senate to distribute a copy of the resolution to the Georgia School Counselor Association. ## Status - Status: Passed (2026-02-02) - Last action: Senate Read and Adopted (2026-02-02) - Sponsors: Elena Parent, Harold Jones, Kim Jackson, Sonya Halpern, Nan Orrock, Jaha Howard, Nabilah Islam Parkes, Nikki Merritt, Freddie Sims, Randal Mangham, Donzella James, Tonya Anderson, RaShaun Kemp, Josh McLaurin, Ed Harbison, Sheikh Rahman, Derek Mallow, Michael Rhett - Official page: https://www.legis.ga.gov/legislation/72640 > The history, votes, and amendments (94 characters) are at https://georgiacommons.org/bills/2025-2026/sr663.md?full=1